Temporary labour usage in the MPS

 

I note you seek access to the following information:

 

I am writing to you to request information regarding temporary labour usage in your organisation, including contractors, temporary workers, and freelancers.

 

Please can you provide me with the following information for the most recent complete fiscal year:

 

•      Total number of temporary workers engaged by your organisation, broken down by department or function, if possible.

•      Total annual expenditure on temporary workers, including a breakdown of costs by department or function, if possible.

•      Total number of agency suppliers (Preferred Suppliers/non-Preferred Suppliers) in your organisation’s labour supply chain

 

Details of any existing Managed Service Programme or Provider (MSP) and/or Vendor Management System (VMS) used to manage temporary workers:

 

•      Name of the MSP and VMS.

•      Date the contract was awarded.

•      Date of contract expiration.

•      Name of the government procurement framework through which the MSP and VMS were procured.

 

Details of any upcoming retendering or renewal processes related to your MSP and VMS contracts:

 

•      Anticipated date for the retendering or renewal process to commence.

•      Name and contact information of the person responsible for overseeing the retendering or renewal process.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. 

 

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

 

Q1 - Total number of temporary workers engaged by your organisation, broken down by department or function, if possible.

Business Unit	Number of Workers
Comms & Engagement	117
Corporate Services	11
Digital & Technology	122
Frontline Policing	60
Met Operations	67
Mopac	22
National Functions	13
People and Resources	151
Professionalism	49
Specialist Operations	9
Strategy & Transformation	22
TOTAL	533

 

Q2 - Total annual expenditure on temporary workers, including a breakdown of costs by department or function, if possible. 

Business Unit	Sum of Gross Invoice
Comms & Engagement	102938.75
Corporate Services	63365.82
Digital & Technology	1513741.3
Frontline Policing	372288.07
Met Operations	535004.2
Mopac	262353.96
National Functions	157059.85
People and Resources	1959515.84
Professionalism	278007.98
Specialist Operations	83391.99
Strategy & Transformation	303647.28
GRAND TOTAL	5631315.04

 

* Please note the Specialist Operations data includes an element of national functions remit.

 

 

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Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

 

Q5 - Date the contract was awarded 

 

04/10/2021

 

 

03/10/2024 (with option to extend for a further 12 months)

 

 

FAT notice

 

 

Stakeholder engagement Jan 2024

 

 

Mark Roberts - Director of Commercial Services

Email address - [email protected]